You are planning a deer hunt. You have two rifles that you have been working and practicing with. They are both Remington rifles. One is a model 7 bolt action in 7mm-08. The other is a 742 semi-suto in .280 Remington. The bolt action does very well Nosler 140 grain ballistic tips while the .280 likes Speer's 160 grain soft point. The bolt action does group slightly better, but the semi-auto groups plenty well enough for deer.

The hunt will take place in an area where the shot should be no more then a hundred yards, one hundred fifty tops. A short hike will be involved to get into position. The topography is semi-heavy timber with some meadows here and there.

So, if you had the two above mentioned rifles to pick from for this hunt, which would you take with you?

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